It was a sad sight to see - this Mellotron got damaged in shipping to the NAMM show. Note the large crack along the left-hand side.

Fortunately, there are still a few Mellotron specialists still in the world.

Summer NAMM Update: Alesis announced the introduction of the Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller, a compact and versatile tool for expanding percussion options on stage and in the studio.
The Control Pad is designed to be equally at home as a performance instrument and as a MIDI programming tool for studio recording, giving musicians unprecedented capabilities [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Akai Professional introduced the EWI4000S Wind Controller.
The newest addition to the EWI family incorporates numerous enhancements to its overall design as a wind controller, and adds an integrated analog modeling synthesizer optimized for wind control, dedicated MIDI In and Out ports, an audio output, new performance functions, internal effects processing, and [...]

The Zeit Step Sequencer is a long-anticipated project from Infection Music. It was announced, long ago, along with several other Berlin-school themed mega-sequencers, including the Phaedra and the Atem.
The Zeit made its US debut at the 2006 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California at the synth orgy known as the Analog Haven booth.

Unfortunately, it was [...]

2006 NAMM Show Update: CME announced two new MIDI controllers, the Bitstream 3X desktop and GPP-3 pedal controllers, which have feature sets never before seen in MIDI controllers.

The Bitstream 3X is designed for controlling Virtual Instrument, DAWs, and other MIDI hardware. This compact desktop unit is the only 3 axis (X,Y and Z) controller on [...]

NAMM Show Update: Digidesign announced the DV Toolkit 2 option for Pro Tools LE systems. Building on the popular DV Toolkit, DV Toolkit 2 provides a larger collection of tools for producing high-end sound for film or video.
DV Toolkit 2 is designed for users who need access to post production features previously available only with [...]